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Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm

Posted by Ralph Moore on November 4, 2010, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm"
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Not if you believe, as I do, that "may" should carry only the sense of "being allowed to do" something. "Might" is nearly always clearer than the rather affected (and incorrect?) "may" as in "I may have been wrong", which is simply precious, especially by modern standards.

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http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm - Martin Walker November 2, 2010, 12:31 pm
- Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm - Ralph Moore November 2, 2010, 6:31 pm
  - Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm - Chris Howell November 3, 2010, 8:05 am
    - Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Nov10/graffes_mk0807.htm - Ralph Moore November 4, 2010, 11:56 pm
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